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Tennessee vs The Maxims vs Auburn vs the SEC Championship
Phillip Fulmer: Tommy, I seem to have lost a defense somewhere. Have you seen it?
Tommy Tuberville: No, Coach. I think you might oughta look nearer your practice field.
Fulmer: Hmmm, I guess Ill have to check the film tonight. By the way, you didnt happen to see a passing attack anywhere?
Tuberville: Yeah, Phillip, Ive got a pretty good one. Wanna see it?
Auburn defeated Tennessee Saturday night 38-28 and it wasnt nearly that close.
So how did the team do compared to the Maxims?
1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win.
Tennessee had twelve penalties for minus-95 yards. Worse, many of those penalties either resulted in substantial gains being called back or throttled promising offensive drives. Then there was UTs passing well, ATTACK doesnt seem appropriate here lets call it their pitiful effort, that netted 69, SIXTY-freakin-NINE, yards on nineteen attempts. UTs receivers coach Pat Washington seems to have morphed into Roberto Duran and given his troops hands of stone.
2. Play for and make the breaks. When one comes your way SCORE!
Two of the Vols scoring drives were of twenty yards or less, so much for the highlights.
3. If at first the game or the breaks go against you, dont let up PUT ON MORE STEAM!
I was VERY pleased at the way Tennessee fought its way back into the game. However, Auburn seemed to answer the Vols, big play for big play. The TOTAL lack of an effective defense doomed this Volunteer outing from the get-go.
4. Protect our kickers, our quarterback, our lead and our ballgame.
Colquitt struggled early as his various injuries still bothered him. However, as any old punter will tell you, the more you kick, the less those muscle injuries bother you. Insert sighs HERE.
5. Ball! Oskie! Cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle THIS IS THE WINNING EDGE.
Tennessee has a legitimate ground attack. The defense AND THE DEFENSIVE SCHEME flat-out sucked. John Chavis schemed to throttle Auburns running attack back in October and the Tigers lit up Tennessee for 34 points and 252 yards through the air. Apparently not satisfied with that, Chavis decided to USE THE EXACT SAME SCHEME in the SEC Championship. This time, the Plainsmen responded with 374 yards passing, 185 rushing, 559 yard total offense, and 38 points. One has to assume that if we played Auburn yet once more this season, they could top 500 yards passing. Uh, Chief, reckon we might try something DIFFERENT?
6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.
Tennessees heretofore abysmal kick coverage was MUCH improved. In fact, it was one of the high points.
7. Carry the fight to Auburn and keep it there for sixty minutes.
Auburns time of possession totaled 39:31, Tennessees 21:29. For UT to have had a chance Saturday night, those numbers needed to be reversed.
I lay this loss squarely at the feet of the coaching staff. Tennessees offense was non-existent for the first half, managing only about 39 yards of total offense. Meanwhile, Tennessees defense, supposedly the stronger of the two units, surrendered over THREE HUNDRED yards and TWENTY-ONE points in the first half ALONE.
Tennessees 9-3 record for 2004 is proof positive that talent can overcome coaching, most of the time. In an earlier column I called for wholesale changes in coaching and philosophy among the Volunteer staff.
I stand by that.
MAXOMG
© 2004 One Man Gang
Phillip Fulmer: Tommy, I seem to have lost a defense somewhere. Have you seen it?
Tommy Tuberville: No, Coach. I think you might oughta look nearer your practice field.
Fulmer: Hmmm, I guess Ill have to check the film tonight. By the way, you didnt happen to see a passing attack anywhere?
Tuberville: Yeah, Phillip, Ive got a pretty good one. Wanna see it?
Auburn defeated Tennessee Saturday night 38-28 and it wasnt nearly that close.
So how did the team do compared to the Maxims?
1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win.
Tennessee had twelve penalties for minus-95 yards. Worse, many of those penalties either resulted in substantial gains being called back or throttled promising offensive drives. Then there was UTs passing well, ATTACK doesnt seem appropriate here lets call it their pitiful effort, that netted 69, SIXTY-freakin-NINE, yards on nineteen attempts. UTs receivers coach Pat Washington seems to have morphed into Roberto Duran and given his troops hands of stone.
2. Play for and make the breaks. When one comes your way SCORE!
Two of the Vols scoring drives were of twenty yards or less, so much for the highlights.
3. If at first the game or the breaks go against you, dont let up PUT ON MORE STEAM!
I was VERY pleased at the way Tennessee fought its way back into the game. However, Auburn seemed to answer the Vols, big play for big play. The TOTAL lack of an effective defense doomed this Volunteer outing from the get-go.
4. Protect our kickers, our quarterback, our lead and our ballgame.
Colquitt struggled early as his various injuries still bothered him. However, as any old punter will tell you, the more you kick, the less those muscle injuries bother you. Insert sighs HERE.
5. Ball! Oskie! Cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle THIS IS THE WINNING EDGE.
Tennessee has a legitimate ground attack. The defense AND THE DEFENSIVE SCHEME flat-out sucked. John Chavis schemed to throttle Auburns running attack back in October and the Tigers lit up Tennessee for 34 points and 252 yards through the air. Apparently not satisfied with that, Chavis decided to USE THE EXACT SAME SCHEME in the SEC Championship. This time, the Plainsmen responded with 374 yards passing, 185 rushing, 559 yard total offense, and 38 points. One has to assume that if we played Auburn yet once more this season, they could top 500 yards passing. Uh, Chief, reckon we might try something DIFFERENT?
6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.
Tennessees heretofore abysmal kick coverage was MUCH improved. In fact, it was one of the high points.
7. Carry the fight to Auburn and keep it there for sixty minutes.
Auburns time of possession totaled 39:31, Tennessees 21:29. For UT to have had a chance Saturday night, those numbers needed to be reversed.
I lay this loss squarely at the feet of the coaching staff. Tennessees offense was non-existent for the first half, managing only about 39 yards of total offense. Meanwhile, Tennessees defense, supposedly the stronger of the two units, surrendered over THREE HUNDRED yards and TWENTY-ONE points in the first half ALONE.
Tennessees 9-3 record for 2004 is proof positive that talent can overcome coaching, most of the time. In an earlier column I called for wholesale changes in coaching and philosophy among the Volunteer staff.
I stand by that.
MAXOMG
© 2004 One Man Gang
